Display carton and method of displaying articles therein



A ril 20,1926, 1,581,271

' A. J; KORFIST DISPLAY CARTON AND METHOD OF'DISPLAYING ARTICLES THEREIN File d May 14. 1924 Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

" UNITED STATES ADAM J. xonnrsr, or BERWYN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO A. smnnv & COMPANY, on

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS. v

DISPLAY CARTON AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING ARTICLES THEREIN.

Application filed May 14, 1924. Serial No. 713,202:

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM J. KORFIST, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Berwyn, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Cartons and Methods of Displaying Articles Therein, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cartons or containers in which goods are packed so that they may be displayed, and has reference particularly to cartons or containers haying a numberof adjoining compartments in which articles are arranged in superposed relation.

It is a common practice to put up various articles in cartons or containers which are divided into a number of compartments,

and the articles are frequently displayed in the carton encounters, show cases,etc. and dispensed therefrom as called for. In many cases, each compartment 'is' filled with a number of articles, for example, when the carton contains an assorted lot, each compartment may contain a number of articles of a particular size, color, etc. In such cases, when the top articles are removed from the compartments, such compartments appear to be emptywhen the carton is viewed from the side, whichis the point from which these cartons are usually seen when they are displayed on counters, show cases, etc. The empty appearance is due to the fact that the partitions which separate the carton or container into compartments, usually extend up to the top of the carton and above the remaining articles in the compartments.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide an improved carton or container for displaying articles; to construct a carton or container with separate compartments for articles wherein the compartments will not appear to be empty when the uppermost articles are removed from the various com partments; to provide a carton or container with separate compartments wherein partitions are cut away to afford a view of the interior of the compartment when viewed from the side; and in general, to provide a compartment carton or container which is adapted to more effectively display the contents than cartons or containers which have been provided heretofore.

On the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a carton constructed in accordance with my invention and having compartments containing small bundles of shirred elastic, and with some of the bundles removed from some of the compartments; f

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the lineEZ-Q ofFig.1;and o Fig. 3 a fragmentary View showing the manner of interlocking the partitions which matterthereon in a manner which will be morereadily observed than if the front wall were vertical, and an upright wall 6 may be arranged as shown in Fig. 2, back of'the inclined wall 4 and bent down therefrom so that the rear, bottom, front and inside front wall 6, are integral. This carton may be made witha cover. attached, or with a removable cover or in any other'desired manner which willpermit the top or cover to be removed to. display the contents.

A central longitudinal partition 7 extends from front to rear of the carton, and there are also a number of transverse partitions 8 dividing the interior of the carton into a number of compartments of suitable size to contain bundles 9 of the goods to be displayed, a number of bundles being arranged in each compartment, one above the other. In the illustration a number of cards or bolts bearing lengths of shirred ribbon elastic or the like, is shown.

The partitions 7 and 8 may be constructed and mounted in the cartons in any convenient manner, as for example, as shown in Fig. 3, wherein the partition 7 is notched from the bottom as indicated at 10, and the partition 8 notched at the top as indicated at 11, so that the notched portions interengage and form a skeleton frame which fits into the carton.

For the purpose of affording a view of the contents of the various compartments when the uppermost articles have been removed,

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the portions of the partitions 8 between the center partition 7 and the side walls 1 and 2 are cut away as at 12, to afiord large openings, through which the remaining articles in the compartments are visible when the uppermost articles have been removed from these compartments. That is, the lower articles behind the partitions are disclosed to view when the upper articles in front thereof are removed as sold, thereby also presenting a more attractive appearance. The provision of the'large openings 12 merely leaves border portions of the partitions or open frames which are suliicient to separate the articles in the adjoining compartments, and hold them in place, but these border portions of the partitions do not seriously obstruct the view to the interior of the compartments when the carton is viewed from the front, or substantially as it appears in Fig. 1.

A panel 13 for advertising matter, may be attached to the upper edge of the rear wall 3 of the box or carton, so as to fold down over the top of the carton when the latter is closed.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have provided a simple and inexpensive structure for a con'ipartment carton, which serves to display more effectively the contents of the various compartments.

While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, I am aware that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of my invention, the scope of-'which is to be determined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a display carton, the combination of a container and skeleton partitions dividing the interior of the container into a plu rality of compartments arranged one in rear of the other on the same horizontal plane,

said partitions comprising spaced portions arranged at opposite extremities of the compartments for separating the articles in each compartment from the articles in the adjoining compartment and having a space between each pair of spaced portions affording a side view of the articles in the compartments.

2. In a display carton, the combination of a container, and a partition structure fitting within the container for dividing the latter into a plurality of compartments arranged in back of each other, said structure com prising intersecting partition members arranged at right angles to each other and provided with interlocking notches at the intersection, said partition members being cut away to provide large sight openings at the front sides of the compartments to afford a side View of the contents of the compart ments when the upper articles in the compartments in front are removed.

3. In a display carton, a box, a partition therein having a display opening extending throughout a large portion of the length thereof, the partition forming front and rear compartments adapted to receive a plurality of bundles or articles arranged one on an other, thereby permitting the lower articles of the rear compartment being seen through the opening upon removal of the upper articles of the front compartment.

4;. In a display carton, a box, partitions in the box forming compartments in rear of one another, said partitions having display openings extending lengthwise thereof, the compartments being adapted to receive articles in superposed relation and the lower articles in rear of the partitions being visible through the openings when the upper articles of the compartments in front are removed.

ADAM J. KORFIST. 

